Tawny

Traditional term for wine

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
4 January 2021
Registered name:
Tawny
Register:
Traditional terms for wine
Status:
Registered
Class or category of product:
Traditional Term
Protection type:
Traditional Term
Country of origin:
Portugal
Traditional term grapevine product category:
Liqueur wine
Traditional term type:
Description of product characteristic
Traditional term language:
English
Date of registration (UK scheme):
10 March 2021
Reason for protection:
EU agreement
Internal notes:
Wine with a protected designation of origin (PDO)

Summary

Red 鈥淧ort鈥� wine having staged in wood for a minimum of seven years. Are obtained from lots of different wines that have aged for different lengths of time in casks or in vats. With age, the colour of the wines slowly develops into tawny, medium tawny or light tawny, with a bouquet of dried fruits and wood; the older the wine, the stronger these aromas. [Regulamento n潞 36/2005, de 18.4.2005]

Legislation

Member State or Third Country law: Regulamento n.潞 36/2005, de 18.4.2005 Also protected in: South Africa

Updates to this page

Published 4 January 2021
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